Thursday, July 17, 2008

We've broken down every conference over the last few days so all that is left is the national scene. Let me start by saying I reserve the right to change this before the start of the season, but I most likely will stick with it.

The top 5 teams are, in my opinion, the major national title contenders. After that I could see the next 7 teams as being sleeper title contenders. After that it's pretty much up for grabs and I expect a lot of fluctuation like we saw in last years top 25 poll. This poll should be update weekly throughout the season.

Oklahoma

Florida

Ohio State

USC

Georgia

LSU

Auburn

Penn State

Missouri

Wisconsin

Clemson

Texas

South Florida

Arizona State

Tennessee

Texas Tech

Virginia Tech

Notre Dame

West Virginia

TCU

Pitt

Cincinnati

BYU

Alabama

Michigan State

FRD's Pre-season All-American Team

QB- Tim Tebow, FloridaDE- George Selvie, USF

RB- Beanie Wells, OSUDT- Fili Moala, USC

RB- DeMarco Murray, OklahomaDT- Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU

WR- Vidal Hazelton, USCDE- Maurice Evans, PSU

WR- Jeremy Maclin, MizzouLB- James Laurinaitis, OSU

TE- Travis Beckum, WiskyLB- Rey Maualuga, USC

OL- Alex Mack, CalLB- Brandon Spikes, Florida,

OL- Duke Robinson, OklahomaCB- Malcom Jenkins, OSU

OL- Steve Rehring, OSUCB- Macho Harris, VT

OL- Andre Smith, BamaS- Nic Harris, Oklahoma

OL- Eugene Monroe UVAS- Taylor Mays, USC

K- Sam Swank, WakeP- AJ Trapasso, OSU

Heisman Watch List: Let me say I'm downright terrible at predicting the Heisman winner. In past years I've predicted Chris Sims, Roy Williams, Dwayne Jarrett, Chris Leak and Steve Slaton. Hopefully I'm not a jinx as I have too much invested emotionally in this years pick